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Thelen, Sylvain
🇫🇷FIDE 20622937· Male· France· Born in 1974
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Sylvain Thelen, a 52-year-old French player, is rated 1623 — just 10 short of his peak of 1633 (Apr 2026, age 52). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 18 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Challenge Hegy Andre 2026 r1-2, Team 2026 - EST Avril, and Team 2026 - EST Mars. Also played 1 blitz event (including Championnat Interne de Blitz de Kingersheim 2026) recently.
Current rating
1623
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz1742
All-time high
1633
−10 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 52
Apr 2026 · age 52
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,253
#138,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1633
at age 52 · −10 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1377 → 1609
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1629 → 1623
Tournaments
10
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
2W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #156 | 1607 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1699 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1554 | -4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #350 | 899 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #222 | 1716 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #145 | 2407 | +9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #2480 | 967 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1594 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1570 | 1649 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1715 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPierre Blum
🇫🇷FRA·1696
+0 −8 =8
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicolas Ehret
🇫🇷FRA·1433
+6 −1 =9
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGabriel De Faveri
🇫🇷FRA·1667
+2 −6 =8
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCong Tri Pham
🇫🇷FRA·1569
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsClaude Koenig
🇫🇷FRA·1787
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#10,386
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#93,600
in continent
World
#138,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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